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Partnerships make Sao Tome cocoa grow

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Cocoa workers prepare their products for the international market Small farmers in Sao Tome are reaping the benefits of entering niche markets. Andrea Serpagli, a spokesperson for the International Fund for Agricultural Development in Sao Tome, told Tinus de Jager that the success of the farmers sprout from partnerships and knowledge gained from other similar projects.

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Child Victims of Côte d'Ivoire's Crisis Survive Off Trades

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By Fulgence Zamblé Thousands of Ivorian children were separated from their parents during the post-election violence in 2011. / Kristin Palitza/IPS ABIDJAN, Jun 6 (IPS) – Twelve-year-old Ahmed* pauses on his crutches in the narrow lane that leads from his house to the main road, glancing at the bullet holes still visible on the walls [...]

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Malawi Turns to Mozambique for Power

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By Claire Ngozo A large number of people in Malawi rely on charcoal as a source of energy. / Travis Lupick/IPS LILONGWE, Jun 6 (IPS) – On-again, off-again… it's the story of both Malawi's power supply and the interconnection project that could end blackouts with power imported from neighbouring Mozambique. Malawi's total demand for power currently [...]

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Tahrir Square: Round Two

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By Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-Omrani Another revolution seems to be brewing in Tahrir Square in Cairo. / Khaled Moussa al-Omrani/IPS. CAIRO, Jun 6 (IPS) – The long-awaited verdict in Egypt's 'trial of the century' – a life sentence for ousted president Hosni Mubarak and acquittals for most other defendants – has brought the people [...]

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Six out of ten girls drop out of Benin school

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Schoolgirls at the Dangbo High School. Credit: Sipho Stuurman/IPS Overcrowding and a lack of infrastructure is putting a strain on the Dangbo High School in Benin, but some 57% of female pupils drop out because of early sexual activities. Sipho Stuurman reports from the Bonou region. Audio Slide Show

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MDR TB on the rise in South Africa

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Doctor and patient in a Cape Town hospital. Credit: Darren Taylor/IPS Hospitals in South Africa are reporting increases in cases of multidrug-resistant – or MDR – tuberculosis. Audio Slide Show

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Rural Zambia’s Drinking Supply Fraught with Danger and Disease

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By Lewis Mwanangombe The Luapula River is the only source of drinking water for the people in Nkonde village. / Lewis Mwanangombe/IPS LUSAKA, Jun 7 (IPS) – Bupe Bana-Victor has lived in the Mwense district of Luapula Province in northern Zambia all her life. And for her, water talk is synonymous with the Luapula River, [...]

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Cameroon farmers fight infertile soil

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Fertiliser for sale in West Africa Farmers blame infertile soil for the low food crop yields in many part of Cameroon. Aaron Yancho Kaah reports from the North-western region the country.